This elephant gives herself nice showers with a hose. But another elephant keeps ruining them
Not only does Mary the Asian elephant prefer to shower herself, but she's really good at it. So good, in fact, that her dexterous bath-time ritual is the subject of a new study about animal tool use.
This elephant figured out how to use a hose to shower
An Asian elephant named Mary living at the Berlin Zoo surprised researchers by figuring out how to use a hose to take her morning showers, according to a new paper published in the journal Current Biology.
This Elephant Uses a Hose to Give Herself a Shower Every Day
In the Berlin Zoo, Mary demonstrated another example of clever elephantine tool use while another animal exhibited a form of mischief with a hose that resembled a prank.
Watch elephants use a hose to shower themselves – and prank others
By James WoodfordElephants are masters at using a hose – considered a complex tool because of its flexibility, length and the physics of flowing water.Researchers studying three Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) at Berlin Zoo were surprised to see how nimbly they manipulated a hose to shower themselves and seemed to understand how to get the best use out of it.
Scientists amazed as zoo elephant uses water hose to shower herself
Scientists amazed as zoo elephant uses water hose to shower herself - Mary, an Asian elephant at Berlin Zoo, has been dubbed ‘the queen of showering’.
Elephant Taught Itself How to Shower Using a Hose in Germany
An elephant in Germany has taught itself how to shower, using a regular hose and skillfully positioning it to clean all parts of the body. Mary is an Asian elephant and is one of several being studied for their ability to use tools.
Elephant Turns Hose Into Sophisticated Showering Tool
Tool use isn't unique to humans. Chimpanzees use sticks as tools. Dolphins, crows, and elephants are known for their tool-use abilities, too. Now a report in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on
These Elephants Can Use Hoses to Shower—and Even 'Sabotage' Each Other, Study Suggests
Elephants are highly intelligent, social creatures capable of peeling bananas, burying and mourning their dead, solving problems and greeting their companions. Now, scientists have added another skill to this list: using hoses to keep themselves clean—and,
Impossibly Adorable Footage Shows an Elephant Turning a Hose Into a DIY Shower
This clever elephant didn’t just figure out how to turn a hose into a shower—she also had to deal with a mischievous friend.
Young elephant gets revenge on bully by kinking her shower hose
Researchers at the Berlin Zoo have documented sophisticated tool use by an Asian elephant named Mary, who demonstrated remarkable skill in handling water hoses for showering. The study revealed that Mary exhibited complex behaviors typically associated with advanced tool use.
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